START SENDING OUT FUNDING IN JUNE. EVAN: MANY OF YOU HAVE REACHED OUT TO US SAYING YOU HAVE ALREADY RUN OUT OF YOUR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. THAT THEY HAVE EXPIRED BUT YOU ARE STILL NOT WORKING. JUST INTO THE NEWSROOM, THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA ANNOUNCED EXTENDED BENEFITS ARE NOW AVAILABLE. ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS CAN GET 13 EXTRA WEEKS OF UNEMPLOYMENT. YOU CAN APPLY FOR THIS ONLINE USING YOUR ORIGINAL UNEMPLOYMENT ACCOUN

State officials announced Wednesday that Oklahomans eligible for 13 weeks of extended unemployment benefits can now file on the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission’s website.According to a news release, the federal Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation program is designed for people who have exhausted regular benefits. People who are eligible will receive an additional 13 weeks of relief for the period of March 29, 2020, through the week ending Dec. 26, 2020, the release states.“The online application process is up and running,” said Secretary for Digital Transformation David Ostrowe. “Individuals should log in to their ui.ok.gov account and follow the instructions to apply for PEUC relief.”The release states that claimants whose benefit year has ended since July 1, 2019, will be required to file a new regular unemployment claim before a PEUC claim can be submitted. If eligibility for regular unemployment relief is approved, the claimant will receive regular unemployment instead of PEUC, according to the news release.People who are not eligible for regular unemployment benefits will be allowed to file a PEUC claim, against the previous monetarily eligible claim.“It’s important that individuals first file for regular unemployment benefits,” Ostrowe said. “The system is designed to determine eligibility in stages. Just as with PUA, PEUC applicants must have exhausted their regular unemployment benefits in order to file for extended benefits.”To qualify for PEUC, people must have a benefit year ending after July 1, 2019; exhausted their regular unemployment benefit allowance; and file the PEUC application.For claimants who exhausted their regular benefit allowance after the week ending March 28, 2020, the release states the PEUC claim will be effective the Sunday after the week in which their claim was exhausted. People who exhausted benefits before the week ending March 28, 2020, the effective date of the PEUC claim will be March 29, 2020.“PEUC claimants will also receive the FPUC payment of an additional $600 per week through the week ending July 25, 2020,” Ostrowe said. “These payments may be backdated to March 29, 2020, depending on when an individual’s regular unemployment benefits were exhausted.”More information about PEUC and program eligibility can be found on the OESC’s website, where people can scroll down to the “Your Questions Answered” section on the main page.Oklahomans who need to file for unemployment can do so here.

OKLAHOMA CITY —

State officials announced Wednesday that Oklahomans eligible for 13 weeks of extended unemployment benefits can now file on the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission’s website.

According to a news release, the federal Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation program is designed for people who have exhausted regular benefits. People who are eligible will receive an additional 13 weeks of relief for the period of March 29, 2020, through the week ending Dec. 26, 2020, the release states.

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“The online application process is up and running,” said Secretary for Digital Transformation David Ostrowe. “Individuals should log in to their ui.ok.gov account and follow the instructions to apply for PEUC relief.”

The release states that claimants whose benefit year has ended since July 1, 2019, will be required to file a new regular unemployment claim before a PEUC claim can be submitted. If eligibility for regular unemployment relief is approved, the claimant will receive regular unemployment instead of PEUC, according to the news release.

People who are not eligible for regular unemployment benefits will be allowed to file a PEUC claim, against the previous monetarily eligible claim.

“It’s important that individuals first file for regular unemployment benefits,” Ostrowe said. “The system is designed to determine eligibility in stages. Just as with PUA, PEUC applicants must have exhausted their regular unemployment benefits in order to file for extended benefits.”

To qualify for PEUC, people must have a benefit year ending after July 1, 2019; exhausted their regular unemployment benefit allowance; and file the PEUC application.

For claimants who exhausted their regular benefit allowance after the week ending March 28, 2020, the release states the PEUC claim will be effective the Sunday after the week in which their claim was exhausted. People who exhausted benefits before the week ending March 28, 2020, the effective date of the PEUC claim will be March 29, 2020.

“PEUC claimants will also receive the FPUC payment of an additional $600 per week through the week ending July 25, 2020,” Ostrowe said. “These payments may be backdated to March 29, 2020, depending on when an individual’s regular unemployment benefits were exhausted.”

More information about PEUC and program eligibility can be found on the OESC’s website, where people can scroll down to the “Your Questions Answered” section on the main page.